Now updated for CSW. New words are shown in red.
| aa | (Hawaiian) a type of lava > AAS. |
| ab | An abdominal muscle > ABS. |
| ad | (Coll.) advertisement > ADS. |
| ae | (Scots) one. No -S. |
| ag | (Abbr.) agricultural; (noun) agriculture > AGS+. |
| ah | Interjection expressing surprise, joy etc > AHS, AHING, AHED. |
| ai | (Tupi) the three-toed sloth > AIS. |
| al | An E. Indian shrub > ALS. |
| am | Present tense of be. |
| an | Indefinite article. |
| ar | The letter r > ARS. |
| as | In whatever way; (noun) a Norse god > pl. AESIR; a gravel ridge or KAME > pl. ASAR; a Roman coin > pl. ASSES. |
| at | Preposition denoting position in space or time. |
| aw | Interjection expressing disappointment, sympathy etc. |
| ax | (US) axe > AXES. |
| ay | (Noun) an affirmative vote > AYS. Also AYE. |
| ba | In ancient Egyptian religion, the soul > BAS. |
| be | To exist. |
| bi | (Abbr.) bisexual > BIS. |
| bo | Fellow; pal, buddy > BOS. |
| by | Beside, near; (noun) same as BYE > BYS. |
| ch | (Obs. dial.) pronoun meaning I. |
| da | (Burmese) a heavy Burmese knife > DAS. Also DAH. |
| de | From (as used in names). |
| di | (Pl.) DEUS, a god. |
| do | A musical note: DOS; (verb) to perform > DOES, DOING, DID, DONE. |
| ea | (Dial.) river > EAS. |
| ed | (Abbr.) education > EDS+. |
| ee | (Scots) eye > EEN. |
| ef | The letter f. |
| eh | Interjection expressing enquiry; (verb) to say 'eh' > EHS, EHING, EHED. |
| el | The letter l > ELS. |
| em | The letter M; a unit of measurement in printing > EMS. |
| en | The letter N; a unit in printing > ENS. |
| er | An interjection expressing hesitation. |
| es | The letter S > ESES. Also ESS. |
| et | (Obs.) pt. EAT. |
| ex | The letter X; someone no longer in a previous relationship > EXES; (verb) to cross out > EXING+, EXED+. |
| fa | A musical note, as in sol-fa > FAS. |
| fe+ | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter > FES+ |
| fy | An interjection expressing reproach. No -S hook. Also FIE. |
| gi | (Japanese) a judo or karate costume > GIS. Also GIE. |
| go | To pass from one place to another > GOES, GOING, WENT, GONE; (noun) a board game > GOS. |
| gu | (ON) a kind of violin formerly used in the Shetlands. Also GUE, GJU. |
| ha | An interjection expressing e.g. surprise. |
| he | A male person > HES. |
| hi | An interjection calling attention. |
| hm | An interjection expressing hesitation. Also HMM. |
| ho | Interjection calling attention, expressing surprise etc. Also HOH. |
| id | A fish of the carp family > IDS. Also IDE. |
| if | On condition that; (noun) a condition > IFS. |
| in | (Verb) to take in > INS, INNING, INNED. |
| io | An interjection expressing joy, triumph, grief; (noun) a cry of 'io' > IOS. |
| is | (3rd.) BE, to exist. |
| it | The neuter of he she him or her. |
| ja+ | Yes. |
| jo | (Scots) a loved one > JOES. |
| ka | The spirit or soul of a dead person; (verb) to serve > KAS, KAING, KAED. Also KAE. |
| ki+ | (Japanese) the spirit of Japanese martial art > KIS+. Also QI, CHI. |
| ko | (Maori) a digging-stick > KOS. |
| ky | Cattle. No -S. Also KYE. |
| la | A musical note > LAS. |
| li | (Chinese) a Chinese unit of distance > LIS. |
| lo | An interjection meaning see, look. |
| ma | (Coll.) mother > MAS. |
| me | A musical note > MES. |
| mi | A musical note > MIS. |
| mm | An interjection expressing agreement. |
| mo | A moment > MOS. |
| mu | (Greek) a letter of the Greek alphabet > MUS. |
| my | Of or belonging to me. |
| na | (Scots) no, not at all. |
| ne | (Obs.) not. |
| no | Word of negation > NOS or NOES. |
| nu | (Greek) a letter in the Greek alphabet > NUS. |
| ny | (Verb) to approach > NYES, NYING, NYED. Also NIE > NIES, NYING, NIES. |
| ob | An objection > OBS. |
| od | A hypothetical force; an old word for god, often used as a mild oath > ODS. |
| oe | (Scots) a grandchild > OES. Also OY, OYE. |
| of | Belonging to. |
| oh | An interjection; (verb) to say OH > OHS, OHING, OHED. |
| oi | An interjection used to express attention. |
| om | An intoned Hindu sacred symbol > OMS. |
| on | (Verb) to go on with, to put up with > ONS, ONNING, ONNED. |
| oo | (Scots) wool > OOS. |
| op | (Abbr.) operation > OPS. |
| or | (Noun) the heraldic tincture gold > ORS. |
| os | (Lat.) 1. a bone > OSSA. 2. a mouthlike opening > ORA. |
| ou | (Scots) an interjection expressing concession; (noun) a bloke > OUS+. |
| ow | An interjection expressing pain. |
| ox | A bovine animal > OXEN; also, a clumsy person > OXES. |
| oy | (Scots) a grandchild > OYS. Also OE, OYE. |
| pa | (Maori) a hill fort > PAS. Also PAH. |
| pe | (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter > PES. Also PEH, FEH. |
| pi | (Greek) a letter in the Greek alphabet > PIS. |
| po | (Abbr.) chamberpot > POS. |
| qi | (Chinese) the physical life-force postulated by certain Chinese philosophers > QIS. |
| re | A musical note > RES. |
| sh | An interjection requesting silence. Also SHA, SHH. |
| si | An earlier form of TI, a musical note. |
| so | In such a way; (noun) a musical note > SOS. |
| st | An interjection requesting silence. |
| ta | An interjection expressing thanks > TAS. |
| te | = TI, a musical note > TES. |
| ti | A musical note; a small Pacific tree > TIS. |
| to | In the direction of, towards. |
| ug | To dread, loathe > UGS, UGGING, UGGED. [ON ugga, to fear, dread]. |
| uh | An interjection expressing surprise. |
| um | An interjection expressing doubt or hesitation. Also UMM. |
| un | (Dial.) one > UNS. |
| up | (Verb) to move up > UPS, UPPING, UPPED. |
| ur | An interjection expressing hesitation. |
| us | Pronoun. |
| ut | A musical note > UTS. |
| we | Pronoun. |
| wo | Woe > WOS. |
| xi | (Greek) a letter in the Greek alphabet > XIS. |
| xu | A Vietnamese monetary unit > XU. No -S. |
| ya | You. No -S. |
| ye | (Arch.) you. |
| yo | An interjection calling for effort or attention |
| yu | (Chinese) a precious jade > YUS. |
| za+ | (Sl.) pizza > ZAS+. |
| zo | (Tibetan) a kind of yak > ZOS. Also ZHO, DZO, DSO, DZHO. |
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